Introduction - Fujitsu SE310 Operating Manual

1 Introduction

The FUJITSU Server BS2000 SE series is the continuation and integration of technologies from the previous Fujitsu
mainframe lines of the S and SQ series as regards hardware architecture and software functions. Designed as
hybrid systems, the SE servers bring a high quality of openness and integration ability from various server and
peripheral systems together with comprehensive, cross-system manageability.
Depending on requirements, an SE server contains all the system components needed for operation as an overall
application:
/390-based BS2000 Server Unit
x86-based Server Unit with BS2000 guest systems
x86-based Application Units for operating Native or hypervisor systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, VMware, OVM,
etc.)
Net Unit as a high-speed, server-internal infrastructure to connect the components with each other and with the
customer's IP networks
Shareable tape and disk periphery
Infrastructure to connect the components with the customer's FC networks
Information on the hardware lifecycle of the FUJITSU Server BS2000 SE Series (Changes
since the last edition of the manual)
With the hardware lifecycle of the SE Series, the hardware basis for the Server Unit x86, the Management Unit and
the HNC has been renewed several times. If the following generations are not identified by their own designations
(e.g. SU300 SU300B SU310 SU320), the generations are identified by a subsequent Mx with x = 1,2,3,...: MU
M2, MU M3, HNC M2, HNC M3 etc. The generation M2 is supported as of SE V6.2A, the generation M3 as of
version 6.3A04.
The changes in the manuals are mainly due to these new hardware lifecycle generation models. Any differences to
the previous models regarding structure and operation are described in detail.
Information on using the manual
The Operating Manual consists of a number of modules and describes the features and hardware components of
the FUJITSU BS2000 servers of the SE series. Users should read the operating manuals carefully in order to obtain
optimal performance from the SE server.
This manual describes the hardware component Server Unit x86 and complements the Basic Operating Manual [ ].
You will find a comprehensive introductory chapter in the Basic Operating Manual. The chapters "Important notes"
on SE server operation and "Environmental protection and service" are contained only in the Basic Operating
Manual.
In the following, abbreviations are used to describe the SE server models and their components. These are
explained in the introduction to the Basic Operating Manual [ ] in the section "Models, Names, Abbreviations". 1
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